Sarah Gahagan
Born 1801
Died 1866
Active: 1855 - 1861
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, modeller
Born in London, Middlesex and died in Bath, Somerset. She was the third generation of a large family of sculptors. Sarah's father was Lucius Gahagan Senior (1773-1855), who was the second son of the sculptor Lawrence Gahagan (c.1735-1820). Her uncles were the sculptors Vincent (1776-1832) and Sebastian Gahagan (1779-1838). Sarah's brother, Lucius Junior was also a sculptor. She was granted letters of administration for her father's estate on 21 June 1865, ten years after his death on 14 December 1855. Lucius Senior's estate was valued at under £200.
Works
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Head of a Child
1859 (Presumed)
Locations
Address Bath | View on map
1859 (Presumed)
Address Chandos House Westgate Buildings Bath | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Seventh, 1855
p.53
Exhibited at Exhibition of the Bristol Academy, Works of Living Artists, The Fourteenth, 1859
1859
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Artist Modeller'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 1686; Folio: 43; Page: 34; GSU roll: 542851
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Lucius Gahagan
Probate Date: 21 Jun 1865
Death Date: 14 Dec 1855
Death Place: Somerset, England
Registry: Principal Registry
The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Eighty-Seventh, 1855
1855
p.53
Citing this record
'Sarah Gahagan', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib1_1218023389, accessed 25 Mar 2023]
